John Means Awards and Honors

John Means
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Full Name: John Alan Means

Born: April 24, 1993

Age: 26

Birthplace: Olathe, KS

Bats: L

Throws: L

Height: 6' 3"

Weight: 230

Draft: Round 11 (2014, BAL)

School: West Virginia

MLB Debut: 09/26/2018

2017: Spent the season with Double-A Bowie, where he was 9-9 with a 4.69 ERA and a career-high 124 strikeouts... His 124 strikeouts led Orioles minor leaguers and ranked second in the Eastern League... Ranked 5th among qualifying Eastern League pitchers with 7.74 strikeouts per nine innings pitched... Allowed three earned runs or less in 17 of his 26 appearances, including one run or less in eight of his outings... Won seven consecutive decisions from 6/18 - 8/16, posting a 3.03 ERA (20 ER, 59.1 IP) with 56 strikeouts over that span... Ranked among Orioles minor leaguers in wins (T-3rd, 9) and ERA (5th, 4.11)... Turned in a career-high 8.0 innings, 7/1 at Akron (8.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K, Win)... Posted a 1.40 ERA (4 ER, 25.2 IP) in April, as he held Eastern League batters to a .191 average (18-94) in the month2016: Split the year between Class-A Frederick and Double-A Bowie, going 9-8 with a 3.70 ERA in 27 starts... Ranked among Orioles minor leaguers in wins (T-4th, 9) and ERA (8th, 2.70)... Opened the year with Frederick, where he was 5-0 with a 1.80 ERA in nine starts... Allowed two earned runs or less in each of his nine outings with the Keys as he held opponents to a .228 average... Posted a 0.93 ERA (3 ER, 29.0 IP), 32 strikeouts and just six walks in five home starts with the Keys... Set a career-high with 10 strikeouts, May 5 at Potomac... Promoted to Bowie on May 25 and spent the rest of the year with the Baysox, going 4-8 with a 4.69 ERA in 18 starts... Earned his first Double-A victory and matched his career-high with 7.0 innings pitched, June 8 at Portland... Tossed at least 5.0 innings in 14 of his 18 outings with the Baysox.2015: In 27 starts between Delmarva (23) and Frederick (4), he went 9-11 with a 3.91 ERA (60 ER, 138.0 IP)...Ranked among Orioles minor leaguers in strikeouts (4th, 99) and ERA (7th, 3.91)...Ranked second on the Shorebirds in wins (9), games started (23), innings pitched (118.1) and strikeouts (89)...Registered Delmarva's first no-hitter in 17 years in a win vs Charleston on 7/31 (W, 7.0 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 HB, 6 SO)...Named South Atlantic League pitcher of the week (7/27-8/3) for his 7.0-inning complete game no-hitter...Struck out a career-high eight batters in a win versus Lexington (7/14)...Went 8-3 with a 3.09 ERA (29 ER, 84.1 IP) in 16 home starts for Frederick...Transferred to Class-A Frederick on August 20 and made final four starts with the Keys, posting a 6.41 ERA.2014: Made 10 appearances (nine starts) with Class-A Aberdeen…Did not allow a run over his first three outings with the IronBirds (6.0 IP)…Earned his first pro win, 8/22 vs. Lowell (5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K)…Struck out a season-high six twice (8/9 and 8/29)…Posted a 2.08 ERA (4 ER, 17.1 IP) over five home outings with Aberdeen...Went 1-2 with a 2.59 ERA (7 ER, 24.1 IP) in five August starts with the IronBirds...Held opponents to a .188 average (3-16) with RISP and two outs. PERSONAL: John Alan Means was selected by Baltimore in the 11th round of the 2014 draft…Was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 46th round of the 2011 draft but did not sign…Attended Fort Scott Junior College for two seasons, the same school that produced former MLB first baseman Adam LaRoche...After Fort Scott, transferred to West Virginia University and went 6-2 with a 3.13 ERA his junior season...Attended Gardner-Edgerton High School (KS), where he pitched and played first base...As a senior at GEHS, he earned Second-Team All-State 5A honors.